Homs evacuations resume as Syria peace talks falter

The evacuation of civilians and delivery of aid to besieged rebel-held areas of Syria’s third city Homs resumed on Wednesday, as peace talks in Geneva struggled to make headway. Government and opposition delegations again met face-to-face...

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Exhausted and worn out from a year-long siege, hundreds of Syrian rebels on Wednesday left their sole remaining bastions in the central city of Homs under a ceasefire deal struck last week with government forces, opposition activists and the city’s governor said. The exit of some 1,200 fighters and civilians from rebel strongholds in Homs will mark a de-facto end of the...

Damascus, May 9 (IANS) The evacuation of the Syrian armed opposition groups and civilians from Syria's old city of Homs is still ongoing, Homs provincial Governor Talal Barazi said Friday. The rebels' evacuation from the old city of Homs is a part of a deal concluded recently between the Syrian government troops and the armed militant groups, Xinhua reported. The deal went into...

Hundreds more people are being evacuated from their last rebel enclave inside the central Syrian city of Homs. Almost 1,000 rebel fighters and members of their families were driven away from the Old City in buses on Wednesday. The UN's resident co-ordinator in Syria told the BBC the withdrawal paved the way for Homs to be free from fighting. Yacoub El Hillo said he hoped...

Last week, more than 700 civilians were evacuated from Homs, an outcome of concessions between opposition and government delegations made during peace talks in Geneva. The evacuations were conducted under a cease-fire agreement analysts say could be a model for future cease-fire attempts throughout the country. The released residents, mostly women and children, had been living...

Hundreds of Syrian rebels on Wednesday began evacuating their last bastions in the central city of Homs under a ceasefire deal struck last week with government forces, opposition activists and the city's governor said. The exit of some 1,200 fighters from rebel strongholds in Homs will mark a de-facto end of the rebellion in the battered city, which was one of the first places...

DAMASCUS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- A total of 968 rebels have evacuated from the old city of Syria's central province of Homs on Wednesday, as part of a deal concluded recently between the Syrian government troops and the armed militant groups, local media reported. The 968 armed rebels left Homs, which has been besieged by government troops for two years, for the rebel-held towns of...

GENEVA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The second round of the so-called Geneva II conference resumed here on Monday, ten days after the first round concluded with no concrete results. The new round began with a meeting between UN-Arab League joint envoy Lakhdar Brahimi and the delegation of the Syrian opposition, which was to be followed by a meeting between Brahimi and the delegation of...

Syria: Homs Evacuation

published:10 Feb 2014

Syria: Homs Evacuation

Syria: Homs Evacuation

published:10 Feb 2014

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Millions of Syrians are trapped in hard to reach or besieged areas across Syria. On Thursday, 6 February, the parties to the conflict in Syria agreed under UN auspices to a three day \'humanitarian pause\' in the Old City of Homs in order to allow the evacuation of the critically ill, women and children and the delivery of aid supplies to some 2,500 people trapped in the city for the past one year and eight months. UN agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), met the evacuees, provided them with food and medical care.
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Syria: Homs Evacuation

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Millions of Syrians are trapped in hard to reach or besieged areas across Syria. On Thursday, 6 February, the parties to the conflict in Syria agreed under UN auspices to a three day \'humanitarian pause\' in the Old City of Homs in order to allow the evacuation of the critically ill, women and children and the delivery of aid supplies to some 2,500 people trapped in the city for the past one year and eight months. UN agencies, including the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the World Food Programme (WFP) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC), met the evacuees, provided them with food and medical care.
Help support Syrian refugees now: http://rfg.ee/tR3Jq
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If you would like to use this video to communicate refugee stories or require B-Roll, transcripts, stills or much more information, please contact us at drozditb@unhcr.org or tibaw@unhcr.org.
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UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, works to protect and assist those fleeing war and persecution. Since 1950, we have helped tens of millions of people find safety and rebuild their lives. With your support, we can restore hope for many more.
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Convoys targeted during Homs evacuation

published:11 Feb 2014

Convoys targeted during Homs evacuation

Convoys targeted during Homs evacuation

published:11 Feb 2014

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Civilians began to emerge from the rubble during a three-day ceasefire negotiated by the U.N. to evacuate the Syrian city of Homs. The U.N. says 800 were rescued, but eleven people died as the convoys were fired on. Scott Pelley reports....

Convoys targeted during Homs evacuation

published:11 Feb 2014

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Civilians began to emerge from the rubble during a three-day ceasefire negotiated by the U.N. to evacuate the Syrian city of Homs. The U.N. says 800 were rescued, but eleven people died as the convoys were fired on. Scott Pelley reports....

Is Homs Evacuation Beginning Of The End For Syrian Rebels?

published:07 May 2014

Is Homs Evacuation Beginning Of The End For Syrian Rebels?

Is Homs Evacuation Beginning Of The End For Syrian Rebels?

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Some of the last rebel fighters were bused out of Homs, once considered the \"capital of the revolution\" in Syria. They\'ve vowed to continue fighting.
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Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/05/fighters-begin-withdrawal-from-syria-homs-20145773755680799.html
The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/world/middleeast/syria.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsHHNFkYtso&feature=youtu.be
BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27306525
Time http://time.com/89717/syrias-revolutionary-capital-goes-to-regime/
ITV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmux0xmrXUU
The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/05/01/how-should-we-count-the-war-dead-in-syria/
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Is Homs Evacuation Beginning Of The End For Syrian Rebels?

published:07 May 2014

views:7

Some of the last rebel fighters were bused out of Homs, once considered the \"capital of the revolution\" in Syria. They\'ve vowed to continue fighting.
Follow Cliff Judy http://www.twitter.com/CliffJudy
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Sources:
Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/05/fighters-begin-withdrawal-from-syria-homs-20145773755680799.html
The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/08/world/middleeast/syria.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsHHNFkYtso&feature=youtu.be
BBC http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-27306525
Time http://time.com/89717/syrias-revolutionary-capital-goes-to-regime/
ITV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmux0xmrXUU
The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/05/01/how-should-we-count-the-war-dead-in-syria/
Image via YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsHHNFkYtso&feature=youtu.be...

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Millions of Syrians are trapped in hard to reach or besieged areas across Syria. On Thursday, 6 February, the parties to the conflict in Syria agreed under UN auspices to a three day \'humanitarian pause\' in the Old City of Homs in order to allow the evacuation of the critically ill, women and childr

Civilians began to emerge from the rubble during a three-day ceasefire negotiated by the U.N. to evacuate the Syrian city of Homs. The U.N. says 800 were rescued, but eleven people died as the convoys were fired on. Scott Pelley reports.

Some of the last rebel fighters were bused out of Homs, once considered the \"capital of the revolution\" in Syria. They\'ve vowed to continue fighting.
Follow Cliff Judy http://www.twitter.com/CliffJudy
See more at http://www.newsy.com
Sources:
Al Jazeera http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/20

Syrian conflict peace proposals

The Syrian conflict peace proposals relates to initiatives and plans to resolve the 2011–2012 Syrian uprising. Among the most significant attempts to resolve the conflict are the Arab League peace plan and the resulting Arab League observer mission, launched in December 2011. In addition, a Russian proposal was also issued. In early 2012, the "Friends of Syria" initiative was established, which resulted in multi-national conference in Tunisia, in order to find a solution to the Syrian crisis. Successive meeting was held in Turkey during April. The Kofi Annan peace plan for Syria was initiated in February as Kofi Annan, former U.N. Secretary General was appointed as U.N.-Arab League peace envoy for Syria, The Kofi Annan peace plan is considered the most serious international attempt to resolve the Syrian conflict in the Middle East, and it plans to impose a cease fire beginning April 10, 2012.

On 3 November 2011, the Syrian government accepted an Arab League peace plan to halt its crackdown on protesters. The ceasefire quickly broke down, as government forces continued their suppression of protests. From 2 to 12 November 2011, more than 250 people were killed.